LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

IRA ceasefire - official reaction

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

12 Sep 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:13

Description

David Stokes (Downtown Radio) reports from Belfast on official reaction to the IRA ceasefire in Northern Ireland. Confidence is growing in Government circles the ceasefire is permanent despite the attempted escape of IRA prisoners from Whitemore Jail in Cambridgeshire over the weekend. Political activity has remained intense in London and Dublin and ministers say the peace process is moving forward. Includes statements by Dick Spring, Irish Foreign Minister; Albert Reynolds, Irish Taoiseach; Douglas Hurd, UK Foreign Secretary.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd; Downtown Radio; Albert Reynolds; Dick Spring; David Stokes

Keywords

Politics; Government; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Ireland; UK; IRA; Peacebuilding

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